Heavy Snow — Tanana Valley, Alaska

1999-05-01 to 1999-05-02 · Tanana Valley, Alaska

Wider weather episode

A low pressure center over the southern Yukon Territory pulled cool air east across the Tanana Valley while spreading moisture over the valley from the west. Although the western and lower elevations of the Fairbanks area received little snowfall, hills to the north and east of town, received accumulations of 6 to 12 inches, as well as areas east of Fairbanks to Canada and south along the north slopes of the Alaska Range, mainly east of the Parks Highway. Snowfall totals: Delta Junction: 7 inchesNorthway: 7 inchesCo-op observationsFort Knox Gold Mine 12 inchesGilmore Creek 8.3 inchesWhitestone Farms 9 inchesUnofficial readings17.5 mile Chena Hot Springs Road 11 inchesChena Hot Springs 8 inchesSalcha Area "nearly a foot"

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5698799. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.